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Eling Infant School and Nursery
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–7 · Community school
School Road, Totton, Southampton SO40 9HX · elinginfant.co.uk · 023 8086 2267
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2025
- Last distance offered
- 1.74 mi
- 2.80 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Hampshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 160
- 25 over 135 places · 119%
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 21.1%
- First language not English
- 11.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.74 mi (2.80 km) from the school. Source: Hampshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 49 families put the school first and 44 places were offered; 90% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 44 | 49 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 43 | 43 | 1 | 91% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 35 | 33 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 43 | 41 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 33 | 29 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.74 mi2.80 km | |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Eling Infant School and Nursery on 13 May 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 13 May 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Jun 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (53 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 53
- 34% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 57% who raised concerns
based on the 13% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (19%) with SEND